* In early English-language promotional material for [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue]], Dratini was referred to as "Dragoon". Although this word can mean a European military unit that is transported on horseback but fights on foot, the name was probably selected as a combination of ''dragon'' and ''lagoon''.

* In early English-language promotional material for [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue]], Dratini was referred to as "Dragoon". Although this word can mean a European military unit that is transported on horseback but fights on foot, the name was probably selected as a combination of ''dragon'' and ''lagoon''.

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* Dratini and its evolutions share their [[species]] name with {{p|Horsea}}, its evolutions, {{p|Salamence}}, and {{p|Goodra}}. They are all known as the Dragon Pokémon.

* Dratini's sprite in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green featured it with a striped stomach, which was removed for {{game|Yellow}} and all following games.

* Dratini's sprite in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green featured it with a striped stomach, which was removed for {{game|Yellow}} and all following games.

Biology

Dratini is a serpentine Pokémon with a blue body and a white belly. It has a white fin on either side of its head and a white bump on its forehead. Above its large, round, white snout are oval, purple eyes. As Dratini is filled with life energy, it is constantly growing, and can thus grow to be over six feet long. As it grows, it sheds its skin. Whenever Dratini undergoes shedding, it hides behind a large waterfall. It has been found in colonies living underwater.

Trivia

In early English-language promotional material for Pokémon Red and Blue, Dratini was referred to as "Dragoon". Although this word can mean a European military unit that is transported on horseback but fights on foot, the name was probably selected as a combination of dragon and lagoon.

Dratini's sprite in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green featured it with a striped stomach, which was removed for Pokémon Yellow and all following games.

Name origin

Dratini is a combination of dragon and a corruption of tiny; tini-tiny is a phrase to indicate smallness. -ini is also an Italian suffix, applied to a word to imply endearment or smallness. Despite this, it is fairly large for a Pokémon, being 5'11" in length. The name therefore may be in comparison to the size of Dragonair, whose length is 13'01".